Paul Binnie, Scottish, b. 1967

White Cat

red to grey baren sujizuri ground, with artist's circular seal Binnie at lower right corner, numbered, titled and signed in pencil on the bottom margin, 9/30, White Cat, Paul Binnie, ca. May - June 2004

dai oban tate-e 17 by 11 1/2 in., 43.3 by 29.1 cm

For each design in the Edo Ink (Edo zumi) series Binnie produced non-tattoo versions in smaller editions- this figure was also used for Kuniyoshi's Cats (Kuniyoshi no neko). The alternate palettes emphasize the nudes themselves, juxtaposing the exposed skin against rich red or pink grounds, and eliminating the ukiyo-e references found in the cartouches, signatures and pictogram seals.

Reference:
Paul Binnie: A Dialogue with the Past - The First 100 Japanese Prints, 2007, p. 117, no. 80

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Paul Binnie, Scottish, b. 1967

Celadon Censer

red to grey baren sujizuri ground, with artist's circular seal Binnie at lower right corner, numbered, titled and signed in pencil on the bottom margin, 9/30, Celadon Censer, Paul Binnie, ca. July 2004

dai oban tate-e 16 7/8 by 11 3/8 in., 42.8 by 29 cm

Binnie used this nude figure for Yoshitoshi's Ghosts (Yoshitoshi no bakemono) from the Edo Ink (Edo zumi) series. These red-ground variants are usually issued in very small editions. In this case, as with White Cat, the edition is of only thirty impressions.

Reference:
Paul Binnie: A Dialogue with the Past - The First 100 Japanese Prints, 2007, p. 119, no. 82

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